MPharm Programme Director (648544)

Faculty of Science

The Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of MPharm Programmes Director. The successful candidate can be appointed to within either our academic (Senior Lecturer) or teaching (Senior Teaching Fellow) job families.

The Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) is a leader in research, teaching and knowledge exchange. Strathclyde’s Allied Health submission was rated 100% world-leading for its research environment, ranked 11th (of 91) in the UK for its overall Research Quality and Research Power and is the highest-performing Scottish institution (THE). Our MPharm and Biomedical Sciences undergraduate degrees are highly rated in the UK, with Pharmacology & Pharmacy ranked 3rd in the UK (Complete University Guide 2025) and Top 15 in the UK for Biomedical Sciences (Complete University Guide 2025).

We are inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of MPharm Programmes Director. The successful candidate can be appointed to within either our academic (Senior Lecturer) or teaching (Senior Teaching Fellow) job families. Our MPharm Programme is a prestigious programme accredited by the pharmacy regulator, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The successful candidate will lead our MPharm and related programmes in a continual review, refresh, and revise process to ensure continued accreditation, represent SIPBS on various internal and external committees, and be part of the SIPBS Leadership Team.

In attracting the best possible candidates for this role, we expect individuals to be fully committed to providing an outstanding student experience and to embrace the University’s progressive values: people-oriented, collaborative, bold, ambitious and innovative.

To be considered for this position, you will have a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline (or equivalent professional experience. Candidates must also have personal attributes which align with the University’s values. As part of the application process, please specify within your application which job family our academic (Senior Lecturer) or teaching (Senior Teaching Fellow) you are applying for. If you are applying as a Lecturer, please also complete a research plan as part of your application. 

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Professor Yvonne Perrie, Head of SIPBS  (Yvonne.perrie@strath.ac.uk). 

Formal interviews for this post will be held in November 2024.

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